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ABOUT me
I am currently a Principal Research Scientist within MIT Open Learning.
Having acquired a Diploma in Electrical and Computers Engineering and an Interdisciplinary Master’s Degree in Advanced Computer and Communications from the Aristotle University in Greece,in January 2008 I got enrolled at the Graduate Program in the pioneer School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. In 2011 I was awarded my Ph.D and in September 2011 I started my postdoctoral appointment within the MIT-SUTD Collaboration, where I managed the curriculum development for the newly designed Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). During my appointment as a postdoctoral associate in MIT I was also awarded the Apprentice Educator Grant 2012 by the American Society in Engineering Education-Women in Engineering division.
My current appointment regards research on STEM learning and educational program development (with an emphasis on the engineering and technology component) at the K-12, higher education and workplace education level, as well as on the efficacy of innovative learning technologies and pedagogical approaches. Thought my 13 years at MIT I have been involved in numerous national and international collaborations, including partnerships with schools and ministries, the US Air Force, and NIDA/NIH. During the last years I has been working on identifying and/or creating resources to support teacher and faculty training regarding updated pedagogies/instructional design models for engineering and technology education. I am also involved in multiple evaluation studies regarding introduction to engineering, design, and AI at different educational levels. In September 2023, along with my amazing team of colleagues, we have been awarded the Artificial Intelligence Accelerator Directors Award issued by the United States Department of Airforce and the Massachusetts Intotute of Technology "for pedagogical research of customized learning and the service and delivery of AI education content to over 300 DAF personnel of all ranks"
My research interests reside in the areas of Early Engineering, Engineering and Technology Curriculum Development and Teacher Training, Online Education, AI Education, and International Educational Development.
Specialties: Engineering and Technology Education, Instructional Design, STEM Curriculum Development, Digital/Online Education, Educational Innovation
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